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Small Craft Advisory 23, NWS Eureka, CA

February 16, 2016

NWS Eureka, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 16, 2016, 2:32 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2016, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2016, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2016, 9:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 19, 2016, 3:00 AM PST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted.

310 
WHUS76 KEKA 161032
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

PZZ450-470-475-161845-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1700Z-160220T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
232 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...11 TO 14 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-161845-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T2300Z-160220T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
232 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...10 TO 12 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
334 
WHUS76 KEKA 161705
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
905 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

PZZ450-470-475-170115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1700Z-160220T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
905 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...11 TO 14 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
  BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-170115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T2300Z-160220T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
905 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO ON WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...10 TO 12 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
316 
WHUS76 KEKA 162257
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
257 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

PZZ450-470-475-170700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1700Z-160220T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
257 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT ON WEDNESDAY.
  A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS NEAR 40 KT EARLY FRIDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. SHORT
  PERIOD WAVES WILL ALSO BUILD IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-170700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T2300Z-160220T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
257 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING 10 TO 12 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. SHORT
  PERIOD WAVES WILL ALSO BUILD IN RESPONSE TO UNCROSSING WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
399 
WHUS76 KEKA 170424
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
824 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

PZZ450-470-475-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1700Z-160220T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
824 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT ON 
  WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS NEAR 40 KT EARLY 
  FRIDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON 
  THURSDAY. SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL ALSO BUILD IN RESPONSE TO 
  INCREASING WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-171230-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T2300Z-160220T2300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
824 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING 10 TO 12 FT AT 13 TO 14 SECONDS WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY. SHORT
  PERIOD WAVES WILL ALSO BUILD IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
187 
WHUS76 KEKA 171030
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

PZZ450-470-475-171830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1700Z-160221T0500Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT TODAY. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TO 20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...W AROUND 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 12 TO
  15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-171830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T2300Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9
PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...8 TO 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO AROUND
  12 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
228 
WHUS76 KEKA 171706
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
906 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

PZZ450-470-180115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.A.0008.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
906 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT TODAY. WINDS 
  WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TO 20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY 
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...W AROUND 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 12 
  TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-180115-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.160217T1706Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
906 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...8 TO 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO AROUND 
  12 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-180115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
906 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 KT TODAY. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS TO 20 TO 30 KT THURSDAY
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...W AROUND 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 12 
  TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
499 
WHUS76 KEKA 172124
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
124 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

PZZ450-470-180530-
/O.UPG.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0016.160217T2124Z-160217T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.160217T2300Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.A.0008.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
124 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE
  NORTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 

* WAVES/SEAS...W AROUND 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO 12 
  TO 15 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-475-180530-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
124 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...8 TO 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS TODAY BUILDING TO AROUND 
  12 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 
  SECONDS ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
990 
WHUS76 KEKA 172311
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

PZZ450-470-180715-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160217T2300Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.UPG.KEKA.GL.A.0008.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS AROUND 45 KT LATE
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING W 11 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING
  TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-180715-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
311 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS NEAR 45 KT LATE
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS
  TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-180715-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
311 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS
  NEAR 35 KT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...BECOMING W 11 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS...BUILDING TO
  14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
054 
WHUS76 KEKA 180454
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
854 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

PZZ450-470-181300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
854 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS AROUND 45 KT LATE 
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING TO W 11 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...
  BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-181300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
854 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TONIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS NEAR 45 KT LATE 
  THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING TO W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-181300-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T0500Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
854 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A PASSING FRONT WILL BRING 
  GUSTS NEAR 35 KT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING TO W 11 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS...BUILDING
  TO 14 TO 16 FT AT 14 SECONDS ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
671 
WHUS76 KEKA 181030
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

PZZ450-470-181830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT INCREASING TO
  20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT ACROSS ZONE 470 THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...W 11 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 16 TO 18
  FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TODAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-181830-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
230 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TODAY
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT THIS EVENING 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...W 12 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 14 TO 17
  FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-181830-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
230 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...W 11 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16
  FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
424 
WHUS76 KEKA 181715
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
915 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

PZZ450-470-190115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
915 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
  TODAY....INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE
  WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 20 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-190115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
915 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT
  TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE
  WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 18 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-190115-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160221T1100Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
915 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  KT THIS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER
  THE WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TODAY. STEEP
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
201 
WHUS76 KEKA 182251
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

PZZ455-190700-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T1100Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE
  MENDOCINO...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT
  TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE
  WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP WAVES
  WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA STATE
  WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ450-470-190700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T2300Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT....
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 18 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-190700-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T0500Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT...INCREASING
  TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 18 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
314 
WHUS76 KEKA 190503
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
903 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

PZZ450-470-191315-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160219T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
903 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT....
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 18 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP 
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA 
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ475-191315-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T0500Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
903 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT...INCREASING 
  TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEEKEND. 

* WAVES/SEAS...W TO 16 TO 18 FT AROUND 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP 
  WAVES WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA 
  STATE WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ455-191315-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.160219T1100Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
903 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT AROUND CAPE 
  MENDOCINO...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT 
  TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SETTLE OVER THE 
  WEEKEND. 

* WAVES/SEAS...W 14 TO 17 FT AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. STEEP WAVES 
  WILL BUILD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THE SEA STATE 
  WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
081 
WHUS76 KEKA 191122
MWWEKA

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
322 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2016

PZZ455-191700-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160219T1100Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP S WAVES WILL BUILD TO 7 FT AT 5 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT. W SWELL OF 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ450-470-191930-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160219T2000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY...

* WINDS...SW 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE OFFSHORE. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP S WAVES WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FT AT 5 SECONDS
  THIS MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SUBSIDE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. W SWELL OF 12 TO 15 FT AT 13 SECONDS
  WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

$$

PZZ475-191700-
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160219T1700Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
322 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SW 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES...STEEP S WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT AT 5 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT. W SWELL OF 12 TO 15 FT AT 13 SECONDS WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 15, 3:53 PM PST, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:53 PM PST, 10 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
353 PM PST MON FEB 15 2016

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SOME COASTAL AND INLAND VALLEY LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG. RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW...AND A RETURN OF COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FROM MID TO LATE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG CONTINUE TO HUG THE REDWOOD
COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHO SOME PEEKS OF SUN HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING. A BIT MORE SUN IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
CLOUDS EXPAND THIS EVENING.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THE
MARINE LAYER WILL BECOME SHALLOWER BY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT
THICKER HIGH CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY DELAY INLAND EROSION OF
LOWLAND AND INTERIOR VALLEY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.ONE MORE WARM DAY
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR FOR TUESDAY WITH MAX TEMPERATURES
ONCE AGAIN APPROACHING 80 DEGREES S OF WILLITS.

AN UPPER TROF WILL DIG OVER THE E PACIFIC BY WEDNESDAY...BRINGING
A RETURN TO COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS. WARM FRONTAL RAINS WILL
BEGIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVIER PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COLD FRONT ARRIVING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN SHADOWING IS
LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN AS SE TO S WINDS
INCREASE AND BRING DOWNSLOPING TO THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH
THIS FIRST BATCH OF RAIN WILL LIKELY BE FROM 1/2 TO 1 1/2 INCHES
AREA-WIDE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED
AREAS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND PERHAPS THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
SHOWERY PRECIP WILL FOLLOW...WITH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM BRINGING
MORE WIDESPREAD RAINS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF QUITE HIGH AS PRECIP BEGINS...WITH NO
MEASURABLE SNOWS EXPECTED AT PASS LEVEL. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS
WILL RAPIDLY DRIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE
ABOVE 3000 TO 3500 FT OVER THE E PORTION OF THE AREA. PRECIP WILL
GRADUALLY COME TO AN END THIS WEEKEND WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.
HOWEVER...THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE HINTING AT A BIT MORE PRECIP
POSSIBLE FOR AT LEAST DEL NORTE COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
WEAKENING FRONT APPROACHES. /SEC

&&

.AVIATION...SHALLOW MOIST AIR HAS BEEN TRAPPED ALONG THE NORTH COAST
EVER SINCE A WARM FRONT PUSHED INTO THE PAC NW ON SUNDAY. THE WARM
AIR ALOFT AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN HINDERING MIXING TODAY. IT
WAS STILL FOGGY WITH VSBYS BELOW 5/8TH OF A MILE THIS AFTERNOON AT
KACV AND KEKA (AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY). HI RESOLUTION MODELS SEEM TO
BE HANDLING THE TRAPPED SHALLOW MOIST AIR THE BEST AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INDICATE IFR TO LIFR IN FOG TONIGHT INTO TUE MORNING
AT KACV AND KCEC. HARD TO TELL AT THIS POINT IF THE MOIST AIR WILL
SCOUR OUT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR
IMPROVEMENT. A STORM FRONT WILL APPROACH TUE NIGHT AND THE
OFFSHORE WIND FLOW WILL RESULT IN MUCH LESS POTENTIAL FOR FOG AT
THE COASTAL TERMINALS. THERE STILL COULD BE SOME MIST WHICH WILL
BE MINOR COMPARED TO PERSISTENT FOG.

&&

.MARINE...SURFACING RIDGING JUST NORTH OF THE WATERS COUPLED
WITH A THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL MAINTAIN A WEAK
NORTHERLY FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA WATERS THROUGH TUE.
OVERALL A RATHER TRANQUIL PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUE AS A NEW
LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL ENTERS THE WATERS TOMORROW
MORNING...AROUND 4 FT AT 17 SECONDS. THERE WILL BE A SHORTER PERIOD
SWELL GROUP AS WELL...6 FT AT 11 SECONDS...WHICH SHOULD MITIGATE THE
THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES. LOOKING AT OUR SNEAKER WAVE INDEX...THE
THREAT IS LOW TO MODERATE FOR A 3 HOUR WINDOW EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
IT IS NOT CLEAR A COMBINED WAVE SITUATION SUCH AS THIS WILL BE A
THREAT TO BEACHGOERS SO WILL NOT GENERATE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR POSTS.

THE RIDGE WILL START TO BUCKLE TUE NIGHT AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR WINDS TO RAMP
UP IN THE AFTERNOON WED...HOWEVER BELIEVE THAT WINDS WILL COME UP
FASTER THAN THE MODEL DATA INDICATES. THIS FIRST ROUND OF WIND
PROBABLY WILL NOT BE WORTHY OF A GALE HEADLINE...CONSIDERING THE
DOWNSTREAM RIDGE THE FRONT HAS TO BUST DOWN. THE GFS DOES INDICATE
925-850MB WINDS OF 40-45KT...SO GUSTS UP TO 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR A 2-3 HOUR WINDOW WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WITH THE SHORT DURATION
OF THE SOUTHERLY WINDS...SHORT PERIOD WAVES WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO GROW VERY LARGE EITHER. NWPS AND NWW3 INDICATES SHORT PERIOD
S-SW WAVES OF 4-6 FT AT 6-8 SECONDS WHICH WILL MAKE FOR RATHER
UNCOMFORTABLE AND PERHAPS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NECESSARY. POST FRONTAL
RIDGING WED EVENING WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SW
WINDS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE BEFORE A SECONDARY TROUGH ARRIVES LATER
IN THE NIGHT KICKING UP THE SW WINDS AGAIN.

THE MAIN CONCERN GOING INTO THU WILL BE LARGE AND STEEP WAVES. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS APPROACHING 20 FT. THE
GFS AND ECMWF HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT...THOUGH STILL NOT
PERFECT...WITH STRONG W-NW WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
(60-250NM FROM SHORE) ON THE BACKSIDE OF A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT WAVE
HEIGHTS...HOWEVER IT APPEARS CERTAIN THE WAVE PERIODS WILL BE SHORT
IN COMPARISON TO THE WAVE HEIGHTS. BASED ON THE LATEST RUNS OF THE
GFS, ECMWF AND NWW3 HAVE BEEFED UP THE SHORT PERIOD SWELL HEIGHTS
GOING INTO THU. BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ON THU.
THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PERIOD OF ACTIVE WEATHER
WILL PROBABLY BE OVERNIGHT THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHEN
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMES BARRELING ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC TOWARD THE WEST COAST. BEEFED UP THE WIND FORECAST TO A
MODERATE GALE IN ALL MARINE ZONES. WITH 925-850MB WINDS OF 50 TO
60KT...SURFACE GUSTS TO 40-45 KT ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SEAS
MAY ONCE AGAIN BRIEFLY APPROACH 20 FT NORTH OF THE CAPE AS A RESULT
OF THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ON FRIDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS START TO QUITE
DOWN BY SATURDAY.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...NONE.

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 2:40 AM PST, 23 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
240 AM PST MON FEB 15 2016

CAZ001>004-076-161400-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
240 AM PST MON FEB 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW. SOME OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY PASSES MAY SEE SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SMALL
HAIL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

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